Climate averages 1991–2020

Ţūz Khūrmātū weather
in September.

A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 38.6°C Daytime mean, September
Average low 24.5°C Night-time mean, September
Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Ţūz Khūrmātū · average highYear overview

September is a very hot month in Ţūz Khūrmātū: daytime highs average 38.6°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average September day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Kirkuk (68 km away). In September its highs average 37.6°C, 1.1°C cooler than Ţūz Khūrmātū, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Ţūz Khūrmātū ranks 39th of 59 for the warmest September highs and joint 40th of 59 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 59 cities is 39.2°C; Ţūz Khūrmātū is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.

From September to October, average highs fall by 6.9°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 23 mm.

The annual picture

September in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 05101520253035404550 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 1000

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Ţūz Khūrmātū climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Ţūz Khūrmātū, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 13.7°C4.6°C4.6°C758.410.110 h
February 15.6°C5.6°C5.6°C648.110.911 h
March 20.9°C9.4°C9.4°C607.111.912 h
April 27.5°C14.7°C14.7°C395.013.013 h
May 34.6°C20.9°C20.9°C9.92.414.014 h
June 40.4°C26.1°C26.1°C0.30.114.514 h
July 43.4°C29.2°C29.2°C0.10.114.314 h
August 43.2°C28.9°C28.9°C0.10.013.513 h
September, selected 38.6°C24.5°C24.5°C0.50.112.412 h
October 31.7°C19.2°C19.2°C232.111.311 h
November 21.6°C11.1°C11.1°C505.310.410 h
December 15.7°C6.4°C6.4°C727.59.910 h

Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Compare places

September in nearby cities

Distance from Ţūz Khūrmātū

Read the numbers correctly

Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ţūz Khūrmātū) is explained once on the Ţūz Khūrmātū year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.